LeAnn has an amazing voice. This was certainly not her best performance, but I liked it better than the girl group with Demi. I have no idea what went on behind the scenes in regard to how they rehearsed it and how it was supposed to sound - but I feel it is getting judged a lot harsher than it should because she is LeAnn. The worst part for me was hearing a little kid sing a love song - I find that just uncomfortable.

I think the only reason Carly struggled at all with the song was because she was trying to harmonize with LeAnn's crazy runs. I do think LeAnn has a good voice but she was all over the place. Maybe trying too hard to outsing Carly?

LeAnn was obviously trying to steal the spotlight. it was actually kind of heartbreaking to see that girl so excited to sing with her, and then see her try to upstage her like that. It's not much that she wasn't in pitch, it was those wild vocal theatrics. I think if she's been a bit more demure and kind of handed it off to Carly more you'd be seeing a lot of positive things being written today about LeAnn. but she went in there and tried to steal the show, it didn't work, and now no one wins.

what really got me is that LeAnn is a child star herself, so she should know EXACTLY how much this moment meant to Carly, but she was either too high, too drunk, or too indifferent to care.

Leann Rimes did a great job. People nowadays constantly want to rip and bring down others due to their own insecurities and hatred. Wait a minute…. I thought Perez was on this "I no longer want to be cruel and mean towards others…..????" Frankly, just another stunt from someone who makes money from others' misfortune. Last time I saw a picture of him, he looked like he just escaped from the jungle with all that facial hair and way too skinny body….. Hmmmm, looks and sounds like to me he needs to do a little self-reflection….

She didn't seem drunk to me - just off-key and off her game. But that really wasn't a good song to pick for the little girl - on several levels. If you can't hit the high notes, which are the best parts of the song, then it's not the right choice.

Leann has prob sung this song 5000 times and has to switch it up when performing to keep it fresh. She could have taken it back to the basics and sung the straight notes for this girl though, because it was just to tough for her to follow the runs.

holy crap! did you see leann rimes 'singing' on the xfactor?!?!:
oh my. i am watching the very badly done x-factor tv show. leann rimes is singing with one of the contestants and it is…wow. she is definitely medicated in some way. a bit out of it. did not sing well, seemed uncomfortable. entered through a double door opening, seemed to lose footing a bit and then making a weird noise as the end of her first line sung. it was bizarre. both of them singing the same parts and sounding not good together. the 13 year old contestant having moments of trying to enjoy herself mixed with moments of a deer in headlights while witnessing the train wreck known as ms. rimes. the irony is not lost on this very old 13 year old. she is poised to have a nice career ahead and looking at fellow child singer now adult leann imploding on nat'l tv must make you think twice about how to proceed. you have to just watch it. and the ending when the 2 hosts come over to chat with them.

continued: khloe k always seems rigid and uncomfortable and always asks inane questions like, 'i see you are emotional right now, i see you're tearing up, what's going on, how are you feeling right now?' i mean, really? after watching a package wherein a bunch of heartfelt townies commemorate a water tower to you and are all cheering for you! and you are emotional and she asks you that? this isn't an interview honey. calm down. and mario l is an automaton. he must be. i'd like to hide my spare change in his dimples. hahahahaaa! what a fked up world.

Anyone who says Leanne Rimes sounds good in any way shape or form, clearly is tone deaf or basing their opinion on the fact the "like" her, and not her actual talent. Its a shame she butchered that song so badly, it sounded as though she was trying SO damn hard to outshine Carly.. clearly not something that will happen.
shame on her. she should stick to wrecking marriages, not Carlys performances.

Perez and whoever else tears that performance apart is completely not in the know of music whatesoever!!! The only flaws with the ques being off from not practicing beforehand is all. Otherwise Leeanns voice is as always spot on, and this young woman is miraculous. Beautiful duet, beautiful voices, and Britney Spears should take some lessons from Leeann and learn how to sing for REAL and not have her voice fixed constantly by machines. Oh, and I am not a fan of Leeann with the whole husbands thing, but that girl has a voice that not many can even come close to.
Maybe someday I will see and understand her motivations in the whole marriage breakup things and I will go back to buying her CDS. I sure hope so cause she was number 1 to me since she was a young squirt on the stage. GREAT JOB GIRLS and dont listen to anyone else@@ Just an ole Grandma is what is important.

Dang have to comment again. Carly sounded like she was born with the music and rhythm in her blood. How dare any of you back seat CD changers say anything negative about someone with her singing talents? She did a job that no 13 yr old other then Leeann Rimes has done. Again, I have not been a Leeann fan since the whole marriage thing, and maybe someday I will understand it, because I do absolultely love her voice and her music. There are not many who have that natural ability to just sing, and her voice is magic. They both did a spectacular job, and you go Carly@@!!!
And btw, LEEANN did NOT LOOK or sound DRUNK AT ALL!!!! You make up story morons, geesh sorry not very mature for a grandma but I hate rhetoric crap.

As we previously reported, Britney Spears' baby daddy has requested an increase in his $20K a month child support stipend. While it's said that Godney isn't THRILLED at the request, she's letting her poppa negotiate a deal with KFed.

And it appears that negotiations are well under way, though Mr. Spears is NOT impressed with his former son-in-law!